Needed this post yesterday: A Mini-Guide to Not Being Frustrated All the Time, from zen habits. (I think I might read it every day this week before work!) ((And post it on my wall.))…
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After a lovely trip to NC and a SAHM-ish day off, I’m headed into a tough week. Our nanny is away, and I am on call. My parents have graciously and generously agreed to…
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Hi! I had grand plans of posting a lot this month. Yet here we are, April 14. A brief update in list/pictorial form: 1) Annabel is 4! She had a ballet birthday party AND…
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Barre class. Chocolate. Lunges. Wine. Oatmeal. Brie. Long run. Kale salad. Fitness tracker. Pizza. —————————————————————————————- Some of the above terms scream indulgence and others evoke thoughts of discipline, perhaps even deprivation. At the ripe…
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This weekend lived up to expectations, even with my bruised face/black eye. Lots of time with friends, but also time for rest and rejuvenation. We had less than 48 hours in Boston, but it…
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I didn’t PLAN on smacking my head into a tree when I went for an early AM run this Wednesday, but sometimes things happen. One minute you are impatiently trying to change your podcast…
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So after all of that angst the past week . . . I feel relatively caught up now. And 50493 times calmer. This is entirely because A&C did a mini-vacay at our nanny’s house…
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I am not unhappy. I am struck with gratitude multiple times a day: when I look at my healthy children, my family, the beautiful surroundings of where I live. However, I am not feeling…
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Good morning and happy Saturday. I had an exhausting week. It started out well, but several factors conspired to make things challenging: 1) The Time Change –> bedtime wasn’t as terrible of a struggle…
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Both kids are in bed! I win the time change!! Post-work trip to the playground in daylight! I put both kids to bed ~30 minutes later (on the clock) than their typical bedtime –…